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SILK SUTURE (BRAIDED, NON-ABSORBABLE)

AT A GLANCE

  • Smooth flow through tissue while maintaining knot security

Characteristics: Silk suture has a smooth flow through tissue while maintaining knot security.

Material: Silk suture is composed of a protein called “fibroin.”

Construction: Braided

Coating: Wax

Sizes: USP 5 through 7-0

Colors:

  • Black (colorant: logwood extract)
  • White (colorant: none)

Sterilization: Ethylene oxide (EtO)

Configurations:

  • Non-sterile spools
  • Sterile packages

Customization Is What We Are All About

  • Silk suture can be custom-configured to meet the requirements of your unique application or incorporated into an anchor or driver of your design.
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USP Requirements for Non-absorbable Surgical Suture

Suture Size USP Diameter (mils.) USP Knot Pull (lbs.)
USP METRIC
MIN MAX
MIN
7-0 0.5
2.0 2.7
0.24
6-0 0.7
2.8 3.9
0.44
5-0 1
3.9 5.9
0.88
4-0 1.5
5.9 7.8
1.32
3-0 2
7.9 9.8
2.12
2-0 3
11.8 13.3
3.18
0 3.5
13.8 15.7
4.76
1 4.0
15.7 19.6
6.0
2 5
19.7 23.6
7.76
3 6
23.6 27.5
10.46
4 6
23.6 27.5
10.46
5 7
27.6 31.5
13.58

Notes:

  • Specifications in the chart are the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) requirements. Teleflex Medical OEM’s silk suture meets all the requirements established by the USP for non-absorbable surgical suture. Knot pull values are for sterile suture.
  • The sterile device has clearance/approvals in the US, EU and Canada.

 




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